GrizzledGeezer

I now have all the expansion sets -- including Vision Command -- running under virtual XP Mode. (VC was something of a surprise.) I'd like to post comments to help others -- but can't figure out in which group I should start a "Vision Command under Virtual XP Mode -- Success!" thread. Any suggestions? Thanks.

Yes! That's what I was saying. You install the virtual space, then the XP Mode software. Unfortunately, some computers reject a virtual-space installation. ("I don't like that. Ptui!") It didn't work on my ASUS desktop -- but it worked perfectly on my HP notebook. (Both run W7P64.) Indeed, the virtual system on the notebook installed XP Mode on its own, apparently downloading it. As there is apparently no USB driver that will work under W7/64 (or even XP Mode -- which is a 32-bit environment!) you have to use a serial tower. This requires a USH-to-serial adapter. The Trendnet can be installed under W7/64 or XP Mode. I find it amazing the RIS 2.0 works under W7P64 -- but it does. Now all we need is a USB driver that works under XP Mode. PS: Note that XP Mode has little protection against attack. When in it, you should probably disconnect your Internet connection.

Good morning! This is my first post. And I'm already annoyed, because Enter doesn't work. (How am I supposed to separate paragraphs? Oh... That's how you do it. Sheesh.) I've finally gotten around to transferring a number of legacy applications to my HP 4530s notebook (running W7P64). These are mostly apps that require a serial connection, such as utilities for configuring the Parasound C2 controller and the Universal Remotes MX700. Other applications required installing a virtual environment under W7 and running Microsoft's XP Mode in it. (To my surprise, the Trendnet USB-to-serial adapter's driver worked under XP.) Brother's XP serial printer driver for the PT-PC label machine also worked (as it should have), but so did the latest (v5.1) label editor. Kudos to Brother for not only continually updating their software with new features and functions, but letting it run under "obsolete" operating systems. * (Will he ever quit yapping about the non-LEGO junk, and get to MindStorms?) I've installed RIS 2.0 under both W7 and XP Mode -- and it works. There are three catches, though. 1. The Extreme, Sports, Mars, and UB expansion packs can only be installed in XP mode. (The Vision pack can't be installed at all.) 2. In XP mode, RIS 2.0 "crashes" if the XP Mode window's dimensions aren't exactly 600px by 800px. (This is easily fixed by dragging the window's borders. To view its current dimensions, right-click within the window, select Properties, then Settings.) 3. Only the serial IR tower works in either environment. I've tried installing the USB driver I found through the ROBOTC site, but no luck. #3 is the reason for this post. Obviously, if the serial tower works (and requires only a $9 adapter to do so), the inability to use the USB tower is reduced to an issue of aesthetic annoyance. Nevertheless... Is there a driver that will work under at least XP Mode? (Note that the USB tower is "visible" when plugged in, and can be "attached" from the USB menu -- but the driver just doesn't see it.) If anyone thinks this material should be posted elsewhere, let me know and I'll do it. Thanks in advance. * Brother charges too much for supplies, but it's one of those rare companies, from Japan or anywhere else, that actually cares about the quality of support it supplies. It earns its "at your side" slogan.